Utah

Conservationists applaud Interior plans to fix Utah oil and gas lease sale

Anonymous
Jun 11, 2009

Conservation groups today applauded a new report from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that points to flaws in a December 2009 Utah oil and gas lease sale. The report indicates that among the BLM’s shortcomings was a failure to inform the National Park Service of a last-ditch effort that added more tracts of land to the lease sale.

“We are extremely heartened that the Department of the Interior is acknowledging that there were important errors that need to be fixed in this lease sale,” said Nada Culver, Legal Counsel at The Wilderness Society.

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Statement on Interior Secretary Announcement to Rescind Oil Shale Research and Development Leases

Anonymous
Feb 25, 2009

By Senior Energy Policy Advisor Dave Alberswerth

“We commend Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on his announcement today that the Bureau of Land Management will halt the Bush administration’s 11th-hour round of oil shale research and development lease solicitations. This solicitation was rushed out the door in the waning days of the Bush administration and requires much more public scrutiny.

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Utahns Support Protecting Our Public Lands

Aug 6, 2010

Recreationists, young people, local citizens and conservationists all came out to support Utah’s public lands on August 3rd in Salt Lake City as part of America’s Great Outdoors. The listening session -- hosted by Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley; and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey -- was attended by roughly 300 people who spoke about their conservation ideas for Utah.

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